There are 16 words that start with 'papil'.
| papilla | papillae |
| papillar | papillon |
| papillary | papillate |
| papilloma | papillons |
| papillose | papillote |
| papillomas | papillotes |
| papillomata | papillomatous |
| papilionaceous | papillomavirus |
Note: These 16 words that start with 'papil' are found from the USA & Canada version of the tournament Scrabble word list.